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HB2529 • 2025

Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.

Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Dean
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.

Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  8. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  18. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  19. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Finance

  26. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  27. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  28. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  29. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2305

  30. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  33. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  34. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2240

  35. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  37. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  40. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  41. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  42. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  43. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  44. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  45. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  46. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  47. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  48. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  50. 2025-02-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2529 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2529

AN ACT

relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county

judges.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 26.006(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) A county judge is entitled to an annual salary

supplement from the state in an amount equal to 18 percent of the

annual
[
state base
] salary paid to a district judge
with comparable

years of service as the county judge
as set by the General

Appropriations Act in accordance with Section
659.012
[
659.012(a)
]

if at least 18 percent of the:

(1) functions that the judge performs are judicial

functions; or

(2) total hours that the judge works are in the

performance of judicial functions.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a salary payment for a pay period beginning on or after the

effective date of this Act. A salary payment for a pay period

beginning before the effective date of this Act is governed by the

law in effect on the date the pay period began, and that law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2529 was passed by the House on May

13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 32, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2529 was passed by the Senate on May

22, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor